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Paperback. The transformation of Delhi into a twenty-first century metropolis is an intoxicating, at times terrifying story - that has repercussions for the future not only in India but everywhere Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JM; JHB; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857860040
- ISBN
- 9780857860040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. How do you judge the quality of a school, a district, a teacher, a student? By the test scores, of course. Yet for all the talk, what educational tests can and can't tell you, and how scores can be misunderstood and misused, remains a mystery to most. This book demystifies educational testing - from MCAS to SAT to WAIS. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 8/16/09
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035218
- ISBN
- 9780674035218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.59
€ 30.99
€ 26.59
Paperback. A healthy pregnancy is now defined well before pregnancy even begins. This book examines the dramatic shift in ideas about reproductive risk and birth outcomes over the last several decades, unearthing how these ideas intersect with the politics of women's health and motherhood at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 292 pages, 2 line drawings and 3 halftones, scattered. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288072
- ISBN
- 9780520288072
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Condition: New
€ 39.02
€ 39.02
Paperback. Provides an introduction to the topics, theories and debates in modern social theory. Fourteen chapters have been written by specialists in the field, providing guidance of the modern sociological imagination, from the legacies of the classical figures of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel and Parsons to the work of contemporary theorists. Editor(s): Harrington, Austin. Num Pages: 400 pages, numerous text boxes. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Second Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199255702
- ISBN
- 9780199255702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.78
€ 75.78
Paperback. From the seventeenth-century attempts to formulate a "history of man" to Freud's Moses and Monotheism, de Certeau examines the West's changing conceptions of the role and nature of history. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480. 368 pages, illustrations. From the seventeenth-century attempts to formulate a "history of man" to Freud's Moses and Monotheism, de Certeau examines the West's changing conceptions of the role and nature of history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBAH; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 19. Weight: 532.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231055758
- ISBN
- 9780231055758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.27
€ 42.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442636613
- ISBN
- 9781442636613
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Condition: New
€ 35.40
€ 35.40
Paperback. Presenting an ethnographic study about Morocco, this title describes a series of encounters with the author's informants in that study, from a French innkeeper clinging to the vestiges of a colonial past, to the rural descendants of a seventeenth-century saint. Num Pages: 206 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216. 206 pages, Illustrations. Presenting an ethnographic study about Morocco, this title describes a series of encounters with the author's informants in that study, from a French innkeeper clinging to the vestiges of a colonial past, to the rural descendants of a seventeenth-century saint. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JHM. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight: 214.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Second Edition, Thirtieth Anniversary Edition, wit
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251779
- ISBN
- 9780520251779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.23
€ 33.99
€ 30.23
Hardback. Editor(s): Thompson, Michael J. Series: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose. Num Pages: 739 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JMA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1298.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137558008
- ISBN
- 9781137558008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.74
€ 287.74
Hardcover. A pioneering investigation into the practices and methodologies used in the search for and exhumation of dead bodies resulting from mass violence. Editor(s): Anstett, Elisabeth; Dreyfus, Jean-Marc. Series Editor(s): Anstett, Elisabeth. Series: Human Remains and Violence. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; JFFE; JKVF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719097560
- ISBN
- 9780719097560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.13
€ 168.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137595713
- ISBN
- 9781137595713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.59
€ 183.59
Paperback. Fashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced originals. The author approaches the fashion industry from the perspective of indigenous Maya people who make and sell knockoffs. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 b/w, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMC; KNSX; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290976
- ISBN
- 9780520290976
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Gosden, Chris; Hather, Jon G. Series: One World Archaeology. Num Pages: 540 pages, 20 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415513494
- ISBN
- 9780415513494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Paperback. In The Slow Professor, Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber discuss how adopting the principles of the Slow movement in academic life can counter the erosion of humanistic education. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHB; JNM; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487521851
- ISBN
- 9781487521851
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.39
€ 25.99
€ 24.39
Paperback. With an adventurous writing style, Anand Pandian explores the transformative potential of cinema, following Tamil films from the spark of artistic impulse through their production, marketing, and reception to show how cinema recasts the ordinary experience of everyday life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 51 illustrations, incl. 1 in color. BIC Classification: 1FK; APFA; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360001
- ISBN
- 9780822360001
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Contemporary society has seen an unprecedented rise in both the demand and desire to be creative, to bring something new into the world. Once the reserve of artistic subcultures, creativity has now become a universal model for culture. More than that, it has increasingly become an imperative in many parts of society. Translator(s): Black, Steven. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745697048
- ISBN
- 9780745697048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.45
€ 32.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 black & white halftones, 6 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJK; HBTQ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501700231
- ISBN
- 9781501700231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Hardback. Helps us understand how evolution had worked when it was primarily biological, driven by natural selection. This book explains how with the emergence of self-reflective consciousness, the evolutionary process transformed from biological into cultural. It then describes this journey of evolution in order to learn how cultural evolution works. Series: Contemporary Systems Thinking. Num Pages: 415 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1760.
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2000 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463822
- ISBN
- 9780306463822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.79
€ 202.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 1064 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 196 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1964.
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall New Jersey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780273727910
- ISBN
- 9780273727910
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Condition: New
€ 78.18
€ 78.18
Paperback. Series: South Asia in Motion. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796262
- ISBN
- 9780804796262
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. A compilation of 35 years' worth of critical essays from one of the boldest and most articulate cultural theorists of our time Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085979
- ISBN
- 9781847085979
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.19
€ 23.99
€ 16.19
Paperback. The text draws upon philosophy, ethnography, literature and natural science to suggest that life and death are best understood not in opposition, but as continuous tendencies acting upon one another. Austin Locke argues that the failure to give nuanced consideration to the connections between the living and nonliving devalues both life and death. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Repeater
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910924327
- ISBN
- 9781910924327
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Du Gay, Paul; Evans, Jessica; Redman, Peter. Series: Published in Association with the Open University. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JH; JMAF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761969167
- ISBN
- 9780761969167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.25
€ 57.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 160 colour/black& white illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBS; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 289 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1280. 208 pages, 160 colour/black& white illustrations and photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBS; WSSC. Dimension: 244 x 289 x 23. Weight: 1282.
- Publisher
- Dewi Lewis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905928071
- ISBN
- 9781905928071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Focused on Venezuela but relevant to the rest of Latin America, this is a genealogical investigation of the intrinsically populist "monumental governmentality" that in response to this predicament began to take shape in that nation at the time of independence. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823263660
- ISBN
- 9780823263660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73